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Dairy Foods' Role in Achieving a Healthy Weight
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James O. Hill, Ph.D.
Director, Clinical Nutrition Research Unit,
Center for Human Nutrition
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO


Michael B. Zemel, Ph.D.
Professor of Nutrition and Medicine
Director, The Nutrition Institute
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

• Summary

• Introduction

• Achieving a Healthy Weight With Dairy Foods

• Potential Mechanisms for Calcium's/Dairy Foods’ Role in Weight Management

• Conclusion

• References